Sunday, March 07, 2004
THE PROPHET MUHAMMED AND THE JEWS OF MEDINA
In light of al Qaida and other extreme Islamist demonizing of the Jews, I thought it might be interesting to look at what the Prophet Muhammed thought regarding Muslim-Jewish relationswhen he became a political ruler in Medina. Yes, this is an English translation, not Arabic but I believe the gist comes through clearly enough. It will sound foreign to modern American ears of course but judging from the views propagated in Saudi supported madrassas from Pakistan to Chicago it's a different tune than we are used to hearing.
Osama bin Laden is not merely a fanatic, a totalitarian fascist, a sociopath and a terrorist - he's also a bad Muslim. ¶ 7:52 PM
In light of al Qaida and other extreme Islamist demonizing of the Jews, I thought it might be interesting to look at what the Prophet Muhammed thought regarding Muslim-Jewish relationswhen he became a political ruler in Medina. Yes, this is an English translation, not Arabic but I believe the gist comes through clearly enough. It will sound foreign to modern American ears of course but judging from the views propagated in Saudi supported madrassas from Pakistan to Chicago it's a different tune than we are used to hearing.
Osama bin Laden is not merely a fanatic, a totalitarian fascist, a sociopath and a terrorist - he's also a bad Muslim. ¶ 7:52 PM
